Posttraumatic stress disorder and general psychopathology in children and adolescents following a wildfire disaster

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-143

  McDermott, Brett M ^a,b   Lee, Erica M ^b   Judd, Marianne ^c   Gibbon, Peter ^b  

^a Kids Mind Res: Mater C S R M H   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Community Services Building ^*

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychopathology; Selective intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER REACTION INDEX; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; THREAT;

EID: 17144408036     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000302     Document Type: Article

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